Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-24
Rich G.f,s fer q Bride.

All the young girls who expect to bt
brides, and all the fall grown girls who
already have been, will be apt to read
with interest what follows from the Pal
Mall Gazette:
The choice of the bride for the young
Emperor of China has at last been made
and in due time the daughter Of the Dake
OF Cnso, the brother of the present EN-
press, will be Empress of the Celestial
Empire. Although the wedding will
PROBABLY not take place be-
fore 1889, thousands Of hands
are already busy with the lady's
trousseau and wedding presents, which
have probably never been equaled in
wealth at any other court. The following
are the presents which the young Emper-
or is presenting his fiancee before their
marriage, after the actual engagement
present, which consists Of gold seal
richly fnlsid with jewels, the handle be-
ing formed by two gold dragons
Up to month previous to the
wedding the lady is presented with
ten piebald horses with complete
trsppings; ten gilt helmets aud cuirasses,
100 pieces Of satin of the first quaiiiy,
200 pieces of cotton material. AS wed
ding presents the bride receives 200
ounces of gold, 10000 ounces ael.) OF
silver, l gold tea service, consisting OF
teapot and l cup, with lid; l -iiv-r tea
service, silver wash basins, 100 pieces
of satin of the best quality, 20horses with
complete trappings, 20 horses without
trappings, 20 saddles for pack horses and
mules.
nf 0f Ia u al
ounces OF gold, one gold tea set, 5000
tsels silver, one silver tea set, one silver
wssh-basiD, 500 pieces silk, 1000 pieces
cotton material, six horses completely
harnessed, a helmet and cuirass, a bow
and culver with srrows, each parent one
court dress for summer and one for
winter, one every day dress and sable
coat. The brothers and servants OF the
pride also receive rich and costly pres
ents.
The BRIDES hats ere the most remark
sble articles among the rich trousseau.
The winter court hat has rim of sable,
the crown is made OF red velvet, from the
center of which rises button composed
Of three parts, each of which is ornament
ed with three small oblong pearls of PAL
ticulsr beauty ard seventeen ordinsr,
pearls, while in the center of each part
another splendid pearl is set in gold and
surmounted by gold ph9 ak. The
button is surrounded by seven gold
pbRniXes, of which each Is inlaid with
seven large and twenty-one small pearls
and cat's.eye. At the back of the hat,
below the button, gold pheasant is
placed with one cats eye and sixteen
pearls. The tail OF the pheasant is d.
vIded into five parts by 500 small and five
large pears, forming q pendant, the CEN
ter of which is made of lapis lszuli, sur
rounded by pearls. At the end Of the
pendant q big coral is suspended. A col
lar is fastened ct the back to the hat, the
outside of which Is is of sable, the inside
OF bright yellow material, with velvet
rlbbens embroidered at the end with dia-
monds.
The three gaia court dresses are OF 8
dark blue color, with borders of god
embroidery, and large dragons en-
broidered all over the dresses, while
down the front are sewn in gold thread
the words "Wau-Fa" eternal happi-
ness) and Wau-Shou" (eternal life
The necklaces and chains are Of an
enormous value, and composed for the
most part OF pearls, turquoises,
corals and diamonds. A handkerchief
which is worn in the belt is green, richly
embroidered, trimmed with tassels of
jewelry and yellow ribbons.
A gala apron OF red and blue satin,
trimmed with otter skin and embroidered
in gold; drsgon fans and skirts of many
different kinds are also part of this
gorgeous outfit, aud the furniture for the
future in keeping every trade brisk
throughout China.